Day Thirteen - Wednesday

Today turned out to be a great day!

Morning

It all started like any other day, but it was all the little tiny things that built up to make it a great one. My morning was good--had my transfusions--and it was otherwise uneventful. I did end up chatting with my manager online too which was great as it is nice to feel connected to what's going on at work--even if only minimally. 

My mind is still working after all :)

Visit

Jen, who has been a little sick was  able to visit again. It was so nice to see her after what turned out to be several days, and especially nice while I'm feeling well. I was still under the CDT or CDif concern though so she had to wear rubber gloves and a big yellow gown, as did everyone who had to enter my room.

CDT (CDiff or whatever its called)

Another great thing that happened though after her visit was that the CDiff isolation was cleared! As I mentioned there are three tests to check if you have it--the first was positive, which meant they had to do the second which was negative, which meant they had to do the third, which takes 48 hours, and it came back negative. No more big yellow gowns!

IV and Cleanliness

So, with my drip chemo done, my PICC line is used to deliver saline and some anitbiotics from my IV.  But my saline drip is so slow that I can get off it for short times. This means I could have a shower!!!!!  Oh man was that good. After a week and a half its pretty nice to have a real shower :)   

Dinner

Jen also brought me some real Smuckers peanut butter and Smuckers Jelly and fresh bread. Made for a delicious dinner of "stick to your ribs" PB & Js. 

Facebook

I joined Facebook, which is currently in the process of overwhelming my email inbox but I'm sure I can toggle a setting somewhere. Its nice to be connected :)

Up from Here

Wednesday night I had the charge nurse--the head nurse of the floor. Because she has so much to do, when you get the charge nurse, you also know you are the easiest--or least sick--patient. So that was nice. She was really informative and we had a good chance to talk more about what I should be expecting. 

After my midnight labs came back she let me know that I had reached .3 on my white blood count and was now at .6. This means I have probably hit bottom in my white blood count and now comes the long climb of building my immunity back. But that's a good thing! 

My doctor told me I am on day nine and should be out of my first round between days 21 and 28.  

So overall -- a great day!